Fog Light Asm

I've been wanting to add fog lights and have them look OEM. I've also read the threads about most members feeling they are useless unless you go aftermarket or modify to HID. Problem is I want to maintain the original size, which I think is 3" dia, and location, so I will go with the OEM and then mod them to HID if needed. From some reading it appears that the fog light asm is the same on the Highlander and the Echo as is used on the Prius. Can anyone with either of these models confirm this? Also, on the Highlander there is some sort of trim that goes around the front of the asm. I was wondering if this is a chrome ring, or some sort of guard. efusco, can you maybe comment on this? If the same asm, is the fog light output on the Highlander equally as bad?

 

Sorry if my ramblings confused you. I am asking about the fog light asm, (asm is the abbreviation for assembly), the actual fog light that is mounted in the front bumper. I'm not asking about HID. Is this part the same one used in the Highlander and Echo? I am going to install them in my Prius and am looking at all the parts options for finding cabling, relay, switch, etc. Also, would like to find a switch that would replace one of the "blanks" on the dash to the left of the driver.

As a side note, on eBay there are "amber" fog lights for the Highlander that would fit in the Prius too, if the answer to what I am asking is yes.

 

galaxee, thanks for the help. Hope your DH is feeling better in time for the big turkey meal. I see gas prices are already going up for the long weekend.


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And I have seen the "assy" used too, but when I took English, "asm" was the proper 3 letter abbreviation for assembly. Later, used as capital letters ASM, it was used for programming language, so maybe that's when the assy started being used.

 

Well, my question hasn't sparked much interest and now I may be able to supply the answer myself. I will provide what info I have so if anyone has damaged a foglight assy they will maybe have more options in finding another used/new one. You can also order ones with yellow lens on eBay that will swap right in.

I ordered new LH and RH foglights from an aftermarket source. These are suppose to be copies of OEM. The labels on both boxes say "04-05 TY Hlander, 00-05 Ty Echo, replacement for OEM" and had the Toyota part numbers 81221-52070 (LH) and 81211-52070 (RH) printed. I then used the first toyota part number in a parts search on one of the toyota sites and it came back with info that said the part number was a FOG LAMP ASSY used on the Highlander, Echo, MR2 and Prius.

I now have them mounted in my Prius grill, even though I haven't made the wiring harness yet.